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Out on a low note
The Oregon soccer team is outshot by a combined
33-9 in its final two games of the season. PAGE 7
A trio of sounds
Three University music school professors record a
new classical CD, “The Call of the Wild. ” PAGE 5
Monday
November 6,2000
Volume 102, Issue 49
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Ducks push to win in Pullman
■The Ducks move up to No. 6 in
the nation, their highest ranking
ever, after besting WSU in O.T.
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
With a chilling wind at his back and
mounds of snow encircling Martin Sta
dium, Oregon place-kicker Josh Frankel
pulled through when the Ducks needed
him most.
From 47 yards out, Frankel split the
uprights on what would be the game
winning field goal in overtime, lifting
Oregon over Washington State, 27-24. It
happened in front of about 5,000 Duck
fans, including Nike founder Phil
Knight, who braved the travel and
weather to watch their team play in Pull
man, Wash.
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The win improved Oregon to No. 6 in
the Associated Press poll. Never in his
tory have the Ducks been so highly
ranked.
It appeared that Oregon was on its
way to blowing out the Cougars when
tailback Maurice Morris stormed into
the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown
run with just under two minutes gone
by
However, the Cougars answered
promptly, knotting the score at seven
less than 1:30 later. Despite the loss of
Jason Gesser — Washington State’s star
quarterback, who broke his leg in the
second quarter when sacked by defen
sive end Saul Patu — Oregon fell behind
and trailed at halftime for the first time
this season.
The Cougars opened the fourth quar
ter with an early touchdown, taking an
eight-point lead. With 9:08 to go in the
fourth quarter, Oregon quarterback Joey
Harrington found Marshaun Tucker in
the end zone for a 38-yard touchdown
pass. Harrington then connected with
receiver Keenan Howry on a perfectly
executed two-point conversion, tying
the score at 24-24.
In the first overtime, Oregon opted to
kick the field goal after struggling to
move the ball down field. Frankel
drained it.
Washington State crumbled on its
overtime possession, losing 11 yards on
a holding penalty and another five for
having 12 players on the field. On
fourth-and-seven with the ball at the 22
yard line, Oregon’s Jed Boice blocked
the Cougars’ 39-yard field-goal attempt
to seal the win.
For full coverage turn to Sports on page 7
Courtesy of Washington State media services
The Oregon defense makes the plays it needs down the stretch to stave
off Washington State’s potent offense and save the win.
Dan Brunell Emerald
State Rep. Vicki Walker discusses transportation issues with freshmen Garret Hinds Friday at a rally in the EMU. Gov. Kitzhaber was also on hand
to endorse Walker for the 41st district seat, which covers the West University area.
State politicians urge student voting
Oregon
Democrats
spoke to
increase
voter
turnout —
at ballot
boxes
By Lisa Toth
Oregon Daily Emerald
Standing above the “World’s
Biggest Ballot Box” outside the
EMU, Gov. John Kitzhaber and
State Representative Vicki Walk
er, D-Eugene, encouraged stu
dents not to mail their ballots
and to vote for Walker.
Kitzhaber and Walker
dropped their ballots into the
ballot box at the noon rally Fri
day, and encouraged students to
place their votes in ballot boxes,
such as the “World’s Biggest Bal
lot Box,” instead of mailing
them.
Most student voters don’t re
alize that ballots must be re
ceived by 8 p.m. Nov. 7 for them
to count; if they try to mail their
ballots on Nov. 7, it will be too
late.
Amid his statements for voter
turnout, Kitzhaber also gave his
support to Walker in her reelec
tion campaign for District 41,
which covers the West Universi
ty area and most of campus.
Kitzhaber said he felt it was
vital for students to elect a repre
sentative who shares their con
cerns of access to quality, afford
able education, to increased
student grants and to childcare
for student parents.
“Because of Vicki Walker, we
got college students back on the
Turn to Student voting, page 5
The big green box
awaits election day
■After Tuesday’s rush, the “World’s Largest”
will be torn down and taken away
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
Take one last look at the large, green ballot box in the
EMU Breezeway because come next week, it will be just
a pile of wood and an empty space.
Constructed more than two weeks ago by the Carpen
ter’s Union, the “World’s Largest Ballot Box” will be dis
mantled by the same group this weekend, and the Uni
versity’s Facilities Services will
take the leftover wood.
“I’ll probably keep a chunk
for memory’s sake,” ASUO Pres
ident Jay Breslow said.
But the box won’t have com
pletely run its course until it has
survived the final election day
push on Tuesday.
Ballot drop boxes are open 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Students who are filing bal
lots from counties other than
Lane should be aware that they
must turn their ballots in to the ASUO Executive Office
(not the ballot box) by 3 p.m. today, or else their vote will
not be counted.
ASUO Legislative Organizer Melissa Unger said that
Lane County Elections officials anticipate a flood of bal
lots over the next two days. They plan to empty the
ASUO’s box three times on Monday because they think
it will be full.
Lane County Elections (LCE) report that 28 percent —
54,000 of the more than 189,000 ballots sent out — of
Eugene voters had returned their ballots by 3 p.m. Fri
day.
LCE still expects huge lines of people wanting to sub
mit ballots Tuesday night. Officials will accept the bal
lots of those who are in line before 8 p.m. Tuesday night,
Unger said. But anyone there one minute or more after
the 8 p.m. deadline will be too late.
One large group of voters plans to vote for certain on
Tuesday.
Between 50 and 75 University students of color will
collectively take their ballots to the ASUO’s box at noon
on Tuesday to “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” an effort coordi
nated by the Multicultural Center.
Turn to Ballot Box, page 5